Members Halitech Posted June 13, 2017 Members Report Posted June 13, 2017 Not really anything I did myself but my father was working at a golf tournament with another board member and he told the guy about me doing leather work. Well, it turns out that years ago when the guy was younger, he had an accident that required removal of part of 1 leg and 3 fingers on 1 hand. As part of his recovery, he got into leather working. He hasn't done much since so he brought the tools and books over to give to me. This is just a small sampling of the books and patterns he sent over. can't see it that clear but the 3 packages of black next to the wooden mallet is 3 wallet interiors from tandy, all priced at 1.20 Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
bikermutt07 Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 That's a great gift. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Halitech Posted June 13, 2017 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2017 there is a bucket of tools and segma type snaps and eyelets and the 4 and 6 key hook assemblies as well. I need to sit down and look through them later Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
bikermutt07 Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 I got lots of stuff from an ex-con. I bought about 3500.00 worth of tools and books for 350.00 including the Weaver heritage splitter. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Halitech Posted June 13, 2017 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2017 He didn't want anything for the stuff, just wanted to pass it on to someone that would use it Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Members Stetson912 Posted June 13, 2017 Members Report Posted June 13, 2017 I can pm you my address and you can send it here... Hehehe That's an awesome assortment of stuff you got. Quote
Members cjartist Posted June 13, 2017 Members Report Posted June 13, 2017 That is awesome. A lot of that stuff looks really old and probably hard to come by these days. My Grandmother did some leather work in the 70s. I got a couple of purses she made but nobody knows what ever happened to her tools and stuff. Too bad because I think it would be incredible to have her old swivel knife just for sentimental reasons. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members Halitech Posted June 13, 2017 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2017 The oldest book I can find a date on is 1958. That was 13 years before I was even born lol There are also 4 different craftaids for wallets and 2 different 3/4" letters, 1 is even in log cabin style so I'm gonna have to try that one out I took a quick look and there is a swivel knife in there with 3 different blades, including 1 that looks like it's brass, a sharpener for the blades, an edge creaser and more. I'll get a pic tomorrow when I can lay things out on the table. Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted June 13, 2017 Members Report Posted June 13, 2017 That was extremely kind of him, and you aporeciate stuff more when it's handed on like that. Quote “Equality? Political correctness gone mad, I tell you, gone mad!!!! Next they'll be wanting the vote!!!!! “. Anger and intolerance are the enemy of correct understanding
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